Captain Jill speaks: The Jones Act vs Puerto Rico
Captain Jills Journey’s is one of my favorite blogs because it’s obvious she’s a professional mariner and I’m working on my Captain’s License (still) and she’s a no-nonsense writer who’s funny and honest and hardworking. Like her, I don’t often stray too far into politics but am very aware of the all the hoopla surrounding […]
Puerto Rico by a daughter of the island
Good luck reading this without a tear and some empathy. It’s worth the read just for the poetry and prose, as well as the hard truths. This is Pressed but I think it’s important enough that I wanted to share it- please continue to share as you see fit. Source: Puerto Rico
Top Gun Heritage at Miramar O-Club
Me and Hot Wife attended a function at the Miramar O-Club, where they guard the Top Gun heritage and traditions of Miramar Air Station. When the US Navy owned the Miramar Air Station, they ran the Naval Fighter Weapons School out of the base, called Top Gun to the rest of us. Then that little […]
The Large Man and the Tiny Pussy
I had the occasion to meet the large man with the tiny pussy last night, at Little Miss Brewing in San Diego. After a function in the area, we decided to sample some of the new flavors coming out from Little Miss Brewing in Miramar, Ca. What a great surprise to walk in and […]
Sunrise over the East Bay
This is sunrise over the east San Diego Bay, from Coronado Island. National City, Chula Vista and Mexico can all be seen in the background.
A small effort to help a Cruising Family who has lost everything in the BVI
A young cruising family with a sailboat and a small family run charter business in the BVI; lost everything but themselves. This is my small effort to get this word out on top of all the other suffering in the Caribbean, Mexico, Houston and Florida. I feel a strong need to get the information out […]
Small Blog trying to have an impact, can you help too?
LiveFree2SailFast just donated to the BVI Immediate Relief Fund, will you help? Here’s the link: BVI Immediate Relief Fund BVI Immediate Relief Fund – Hurricane Irma For: BVI Immediate Relief Tortola, Virgin Islands, British Organizer: Scott and Brittany Meyers 2.3KSHARES
Key West (and Houston, Caribbean and Mexico) in our Thoughts
Key West,,,,and Houston, the Caribbean and Mexico were all in our thoughts as we drank a round this weekend in their memory. We’ve been to all of them,,,and miss them greatly. Hope Jimmy Buffett got out ok! One of the best ways to help folks get back on their feet is to allow the economic […]
Ode to the Original Rubio’s
As much time as I’ve spent traveling and living in Baja California, I like Mexican food a lot. The food you eat in different places is a reflection of the culture and people around you. We learned early on to avoid places the tourists eat,,,,,cause those places often have sub-standard refrigeration and the food often […]
Here’s what you might look like to a SHARK
Hey,,,pay attention,,,,,cause here’s what a shark might see when he looks up at you surfing!!!